Chapter 344

It sounds like Anti-Entropy has a bleak future and is about to go bankrupt.

Tesla figured that Anti-Entropy was, after all, one of the world's three major powers.

Welt: "Analyzing the current challenges facing Anti-Entropy, the Conservative Faction and the Radical Faction, before making a decision, whether I go back or not is not very meaningful."

Einstein: "But we can't just leave it hanging like that."

Welt: "Next time I return to Anti-Entropy, I'll settle things between the Conservative Faction and the Radical Faction."

Cocolia's abilities are questionable; so far, she hasn't been able to defeat Tesla and Einstein. Even if Welt has doubts about the future of Anti-Entropy, he can't allow Anti-Entropy to continue splitting.

[Q&A begins.]

Who is the Herrscher of Ice?

[A: Rita.]

[B: Amber.]

[C: Anna.]

[D: Seele.]

Bronya: "The Herrscher of Ice, Seele?"

A new Q&A session has appeared, which also involves the Herrscher of Ice. Bronya was completely bewildered when she saw the options.

Why is Seele in there too?

Theresa: "Is Seele also a candidate for Herrscher?"

Seele: "I... I don't know."

Everything was fine until suddenly she heard that she might be Herrscher, Seele's head is still buzzing.

Himeko Murata: "Don't jump to conclusions. All four answers could be the Herrscher, it doesn't necessarily have to be Seele."

Elysia: "But Teacher Himeko, only one of the four answers is from the St. Freya Academy, right?"

Himeko Murata: "Really?"

Is the Far East Demon Cave law about to play out again at this moment?

Pardofelis: "Do you know who that girl Anna is?"

Chapter 558 Anna, Schariac

Durandal: "Considering that all four answers refer to someone from the Schicksal faction, if I'm not mistaken, it should be Anna from the Snow Lotus Squad."

Seele is the Schicksal one.

Although she is Cocolia's daughter and a member of Anti-Entropy, the person currently responsible for teaching Seele how to master the Virtual World Bubble is Durandal.

Her master was a person Schicksal, and her disciple was naturally one as well.

It's such a waste to entrust a talent with such potential as Seele to Anti-Entropy for training!

Otto: "Anna Schariac, the captain of the Snow Lotus Squad, is a promising Valkyrie, but it might not be her. After all, Amber and Rita are also options."

Amber: "Bishop Otto, are you kidding me?"

She? The Herrscher of Ice?

What a joke! I'm Schicksal's chief secretary, a clerical worker. If I were to become Herrscher, I'd be beaten to a pulp by Durandal.

Otto: "Don't be nervous, Amber, it's just a hypothetical scenario."

Amber: "I think Lady Rita is more likely to be Herrscher than I am."

Rita: "Rita finds it hard to agree with that. If I had to choose the most likely candidate, Miss Seele would be the most suitable."

St. Freya Academy, the Far East Demon Cave.

Based on this alone, Seele has an advantage over the other three.

Seele: "Sister Bronya, could it be Seele?"

Bronya: "Although I hate to admit it, statistically speaking, Seele, you are indeed the most qualified. Choose..."

Otto: "Choose Anna Schariac!"

[Correct answer.]

That was close.

If Bishop Otto hadn't intervened in time to mitigate the damage, Bronya would have suffered another setback.

Bronya: "Anna! Phew... So Seele isn't Herrscher candidate after all, that's great."

Although Elysia bestowed her humanity upon the Herrscher of the Current Era, there were still risks involved. Bronya certainly didn't want her sister Seele to become Herrscher.

Amber: "Your Excellency, how did you know?"

Otto: "Of course I have my own channels. To be precise, it's something that happened to Anna. The negative emotions that accumulated in my heart are one of the sustenance for the awakening of Herrscher."

Despair spurred the awakening of the Herrscher.

Rita, Amber, and even that child named Seele, were either incredibly determined or as white as a sheet of paper.

It doesn't seem like someone who would awaken as Herrscher.

[Congratulations to Bishop Otto on receiving the reward: The Scepter of Duat.]

Otto: "Oh? If I'm not mistaken, this is World Serpent's advanced technology, a special weapon targeting Herrscher Core."

Vill-V: "Yes, it's something from our Fire Moth. It's incredibly effective against Herrscher, but the manufacturing cost is a bit high; it's another project that burns through budget."

With just a glance, Otto knew that this was a weapon that even the technology of Schicksal could not replicate.

Even the World Serpent cannot be mass-produced.

Just throw it in Schicksal's warehouse.

Otto thought for less than three seconds before deciding on the fate of the Scepter of Duat.

[In the scene, a large-scale Honkai Energy reaction occurs at the border between Southeast Asia and Oceania, and the Snow Lotus Squad, which is stationed by Schicksal, is also severely affected.]

The Valkyrie of Schicksal Durandal, Rita went to investigate.

Meanwhile, World Serpent also received a clue from the Herrscher, and Raven and Raiden Mei, who had just joined World Serpent, participated in the investigation.

Raiden Mei and Raven walked on the ice, the cracking sound echoing around them. With a muffled thud, a section of ice wall collapsed.

Raven dusted off the ice shards on his hands. "Alright, all the obstacles are cleared."

"Didi--"

"Is this a communication from Schicksal?" Raven answered the call, and a girl's light, melodious voice came from the other end.

"Fellow members of the World Serpent, I am Valkyrie Alvitr of the Immortal Blades Squad, here to deliver intelligence from Schicksal's investigation, on the orders of our captain."

"Durandal's orders?" Raven wondered, but didn't hang up immediately.

Alvitr transmitted a data file to the World Serpent's channel containing the personal information of the Valkyrie Anna Schariac.

"According to the investigation, this Valkyrie named Anna is the Herrscher born during this Honkai."

"She's actually the Valkyrie of Schicksal?" Raven raised an eyebrow.

What she didn't notice was that Chen Tianwu paused subtly for a moment, then quickly returned to normal.

Alvitr: "We were surprised too, but it's true. Anna Schariac became the captain of the Snow Lotus Squad a year ago and was sent to Coral Island to guard it."

"After the Honkai outbreak, she unfortunately became Herrscher. According to the recorded data, she tried her best to resist the Honkai's erosion, but ultimately failed."

"After Anna killed the other Valkyrie, she chose to leave. We speculate that she may have still retained some human consciousness at that time."

"We discovered a frozen area with a high concentration of Honkai Energy at the site where the Herrscher was born; we'll tentatively codename it the Herrscher of Ice."

As she spoke, Raiden Mei's mood sank to rock bottom.

Just from the description, one can understand what kind of struggle Anna went through, becoming Herrscher, killing her companions, and gradually losing control... Raiden Mei looked at her palm and was glad that she had not been controlled by the Honkai.

"What's that over there?" the Raven suddenly asked, its eyes widening.

A massive iceberg loomed across the horizon, blocking the road and making the frigid landscape even colder.

The Herrscher of Ice is right there.

Pardofelis: "Sister Elysia has done so much, how can there still be out-of-control Herrscher in the Current Era?"

Look at Kiana and the others; which one of them didn't maintain their self-awareness after becoming Herrscher?

Leaving aside Bronya's half-baked abilities, even the fully awakened Raiden Mei is just a little more aloof and a little more chuunibyou than before.

There had never been a case of someone losing control like Himiko before.

Elysia: "There are bound to be exceptions, but it's such a sad story for that girl named Anna. She's such a beautiful girl, why does she have to suffer such a fate?"

Elysia is grieving for the Herrscher of Ice.

The moment Anna became an uncontrollable Herrscher, her fate was already sealed and could be clearly foreseen.

All the others could do was pray.

Durandal: "Isn't there any other way? Can't we save Anna?"

Elysia: "If you're asking how to turn Herrscher back into a human, I'm sorry, we can't do that either. But we can stabilize an out-of-control Herrscher."

Durandal: "Ultimate Honkai Energy Serum!"

Yes, that's it!

Even if Anna becomes the Herrscher of Ice, once the Honkai Energy in her body is dissipated, the so-called threat naturally becomes empty talk.

Durandal, carrying the Black Abyss White Flower, was about to head towards Southeast Asia.

Otto: "Calm down, Durandal. You don't need to go there personally. Just bring Anna back to headquarters."

Durandal: "Speed is of the essence in war."

Chapter 559 Chen Tianwu

After a moment's thought, Durandal still didn't agree to Otto's suggestion, and flew to Southeast Asia with the Black Abyss White Flower on his back to capture people.

Firstly, it's unclear when Anna will awaken. If she happens to awaken in the next few days, bringing her back beforehand will save me some trouble.

Secondly, the Valkyrie of Schicksal, the captain of the Snow Lotus Squad, is someone worthy of her personal attention.

Otto: "You're such an impatient person, Kiana. Don't learn from Durandal; composure and calmness are the virtues of Valkyrie."

Kiana: "Hmph!"

That's weird, why do I get this "Don't be like your stupid older sister" vibe?

Kiana took it as Otto overhearing her declaration to become the strongest Valkyrie, and that the villain was mocking her.

Amber: "Your Excellency, will sending Anna back to Schicksal Headquarters solve the Herrscher of Ice?"

Otto: "That depends on whether Anna's will is strong enough. As you said, Anna's case is somewhat special, more like Herrscher awakened from Previous Era, but I'm about 80% confident."

"Bishop Otto is quite confident." (Vill-V)

Otto: "The Ultimate Honkai Energy Serum melt the quad-core Herrscher of the Void weakened by the Moonlight Throne, and it can also melt the Honkai Energy of the Herrscher of Ice."

Ultimately, the current Herrscher are a bit weak and lack specificity.

The Honkai Energy Serum infused with the Schariac Holy Blood is a fatal blow to Herrscher.

Thinking of this, Otto couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

If he were to Honkai, a Herrscher capable of specializing in Stigmata would be born, rendering all of Schicksal's Valkyrie obsolete.

The good news is that, apart from the Finality, none of the twelve recorded Herrscher had such an exception.

[In the scene, the three members of World Serpent are heading towards the direction of the Herrscher of Ice. A bone-chilling cold current blows against their faces, forcing them to stop and take a break.]

A bonfire was lit in the snow-white street, and the fireflies in the cold wind were particularly dazzling.

"The Herrscher is currently moving towards the city center, and all of World Serpent's observation equipment on Coral Island has been disabled."

"Furthermore, the latest data shows that the Herrscher created a large number of Honkai Beast, which would create ultra-low temperature zones around them, dead zones that ordinary people could never set foot in."

The Raven picked up a twig and drew a simple map of the city on the ice.